Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Sudan: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 18.6% (2017). Mobile subscriptions is 70.2 (2022), 180th of 210 in the world and 34th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.1 (2022), 199th of 208 in the world and 41st of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Internet users
SudanSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
SudanSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Sudan in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 18.6%2017 | — | — | 0.0% | · | · | +9.9 ppsince 2007 | 35.7% | 23.4% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 70.22022 | 180/210 | 34/48 | 0.1 | 51.1 | 75.2 | −6.3%since 2012 | 90.4 | 69.3 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 0.12022 | 199/208 | 41/48 | · | 0.0 | 0.1 | −10.0%since 2012 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 0.32022 | 184/213 | 26/48 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | −73%since 2012 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 22024 | 212/215 | 45/48 | · | 0 | 6 | +323%since 2014 | 903 | 26 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 66.0%2024 | 180/215 | 17/48 | 23.0% | 36.0% | 59.7% | +21.1 ppsince 2014 | 55.1% | 48.8% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 54.2%2024 | 174/211 | 13/47 | 4.4% | 18.2% | 46.9% | +25.3 ppsince 2014 | 35.7% | 37.1% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 87.9%2024 | 182/213 | 21/48 | 61.6% | 72.0% | 83.2% | +11.6 ppsince 2014 | 82.9% | 77.6% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 47.0%2024 | 141/192 | 13/48 | 8.0% | 32.0% | 51.0% | +6.0 ppsince 2014 | 22.9% | 15.6% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 192 kWh2024 | 134/149 | 19/32 | 81 kWh | 178 kWh | 297 kWh | −19%since 2014 | 380 kWh | 190 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 359 kgoe2024 | 137/150 | 23/32 | 487 kgoe | 445 kgoe | 423 kgoe | −25%since 2014 | 476 kgoe | 362 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 31.3%2024 | 6/149 | 4/32 | 12.3% | 15.8% | 19.9% | +8.3 ppsince 2014 | 13.4% | 18.9% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+9.9 pp18.6% in 2017
- Secure servers+323%2 in 2024
- Electricity access+21.1 pp66.0% in 2024
- Electricity access, rural+25.3 pp54.2% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Fixed broadband−10.0%0.1 in 2022
- Power losses+8.3 pp31.3% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Sudan and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Sudan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Sudan | Ethiopia | Egypt | Chad | South Sudan | Libya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 18.6%2017 | 21.9%2024 | 74.6%2024 | 12.6%2024 | 6.7%2019 | 82.0%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 70.22022 | 65.12024 | 97.12024 | 72.92024 | 46.62023 | 193.02022 |
| Fixed broadband | 0.12022 | 0.62024 | 11.72024 | 0.02024 | 0.02023 | 4.52022 |
| Fixed telephone | 0.32022 | 0.62024 | 11.42024 | 0.02024 | 0.02023 | 16.92022 |
| Secure servers | 22024 | 242024 | 822024 | 12024 | 52024 | 3892024 |
| Electricity access | 66.0%2024 | 56.6%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 13.4%2024 | 5.4%2024 | 77.4%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 54.2%2024 | 44.8%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 0.7%2024 | 0.8%2012 |
| Electricity access, urban | 87.9%2024 | 95.1%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 51.0%2024 | 22.8%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 47.0%2024 | 7.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 11.0%2024 | 0.0%2024 | 95.0%2024 |